Åke Ödmark, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Åke Ödmark

Swedish high jumper

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1916

Place of Birth: Strömsund, Jämtland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 04-Sep-1994

Profession: high jumper

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Åke Ödmark (29 October 1916 – 4 September 1994) was a Swedish high jumper.
He finished 12th at the 1936 Summer Olympics and fourth at the 1938 European Athletics Championships.
Aged 19 he was the youngest participant from Sweden at the 1936 Games.
Ödmark won the Swedish title in 1939 and 1940, and in 1941 became the first Swede to clear the 2.00 m height in an official competition.